As It Happened: New travel quarantines to be introduced Welcome to Tuesday's live blog. We will bring you the latest updates as the Government announces new Covid-19 measures. Coronavirus • 8 hrs
IMF raises world economic growth forecast to 5.5% The International Monetary Fund has revised upwards its forecast for growth in the world's economy this year, based on the rollout of vaccines and financial ... Business • 15 hrs
Global Covid-19 case count passes 100m mark The number of confirmed coronavirus cases around the world has passed 100 million since the start of the pandemic, according to an AFP tally. Coronavirus • 6 hrs
Woman 'had to resign' after she was denied remote work An office-based worker had no option but to resign from her job during the first Covid-19 lockdown after her employer rejected her plea to work ... Business • 8 hrs
Over 800 patients caught Covid in hospitals over month New figures show a surge in the numbers of people contracting Covid-19 while in hospital. Coronavirus • 6 hrs
Pharmacists 'sidelined' in vaccination programme Pharmacists have said they have been "sidelined" from the Covid-19 vaccination programme, for people aged over 70. Coronavirus • 14 hrs
New measures as end game moves further out of sight Since Covid restrictions became a part of life almost a year ago, Government ministers have frequently had to brace themselves for what they feared would ... Coronavirus • 7 hrs
Level 5 restrictions to continue until 5 March The Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said the Government has decided to extend the Level 5 restrictions until 5 March with a view to crushing the ... Coronavirus • 10 hrs
Arrivals from overseas face mandatory quarantine The Government has tightened restrictions around international travel as part of measures seeking to tackle Covid-19. Politics • 6 hrs
New Zealand enjoying life we can only envy from afar It can feel like looking at another planet, rather than a country on the other side of the world. New Zealand is currently enjoying a ... World • 25 Jan
Schools: Govt eyes phased reopening in February, March Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said they are giving the Minister for Education "the space to work with the partners in education" on the issue of ... Education • 11 hrs
Frontline doctor's cartoons 'capture a moment in time' A doctor is illustrating the pandemic through cartoon, drawing inspiration for his artwork from what he witnesses on the frontline of Covid-19. Coronavirus • 19 hrs
WHO in new clinical advice for treating Covid patients The World Health Organization has issued fresh clinical advice for treating Covid-19 patients, including those displaying persistent symptoms after recovery, and also advised using low-dose ... Coronavirus • 14 hrs
Death toll from Covid in Britain passes 100,000 Britain has become the first European country to pass 100,000 Covid deaths, in a grim milestone nearly one year since its first case of the ... Coronavirus • 8 hrs
Sweden's Nobel Prize hall to become vaccine venue Stockholm's Blue Hall, where leading scientists, politicians and royalty gather for the glittering Nobel Prize banquet, will be used to vaccinate the Swedish capital's citizens ... Coronavirus • 14 hrs
Over 180 arrests after riots in Netherlands over curfew Dutch police arrested at least 184 rioters after protests against a coronavirus curfew turned violent for a third night, police have said. Coronavirus • 15 hrs
EMA hopes to approve AstraZeneca vaccine by end of week The European Medicines Agency has said AstraZeneca is still providing the agency with clinical data, but that the EMA hopes to be able to authorise ... Coronavirus • 7 hrs
Covid-19: 90 deaths and 928 new cases confirmed The Department of Health today confirmed 90 further deaths related to Covid-19 and 928 new cases of the disease. Coronavirus • 7 hrs
Interactive map: Covid-19 cases in your area Interactive map: Covid-19 cases in your area Coronavirus • 25 Jan
Schools back on a phased basis from February - Varadkar Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said the Government "will - and want to - reopen schools on a phased basis in February and March". Education • 21 hrs
Flaming Lips perform coronavirus-safe gigs The pandemic has left the entertainment industry across the world in dire straits, but Oklahoma band The Flaming Lips have defied the odds with their ... Music • 20 hrs
Prison standards improved during pandemic - report Measures introduced to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic led to an improvement in Irish prison standards last year, according to the Irish Penal Reform Trust. Coronavirus • 19 hrs
Spanish woman who 'died' of Covid returns to care home An 85-year-old woman believed by her family to have died from the coronavirus surprised her relatives by returning to her care home nine days after ... Coronavirus • 25 Jan
Irish designer 'overwhelmed' as Jill Biden wears outfit The Irish designer who embroidered Jill Biden's dress, coat and facemask for the US presidential inauguration celebrations says she is humbled and overwhelmed by the ... Coronavirus • 25 Jan
